the Magicians series --Books 1-5 listed alphabetically

A Greater Destiny (book 3)

Even though she "died", she might have to come back...

Three days after her "death", Dyanna heard the news.  It hurt to know that she was almost the last of the Dark magicians, and she had to question if Celestria was also one of the last.

It had been simple for Dyanna to seem "dead" to the rest of the world.  She lived isolated from everything and everyone.  However, hearing that the Dark magicians were almost endangered, Dyanna began to wonder what she should do.

Should Dyanna leave her sanctuary to help her allies?  Should she return to the world she had been so desperately trying to escape?

Can Dyanna leave a destiny full of the same darkness inside of her?

Cursed with Power (book 1)

At one time having power meant that you were in control... but soon having power could destroy you.

Celestria had been a Dark magician since she was fifteen years old.  She and her sister, Dyanna, had been taught from their aunt.  They had had power, and it was a kind of power that everyone feared.  No one could question them unless they were ready to fight them.

Then everything changed...

Ten years after learning Dark magic, Celestria's life fell apart in ways she had never imagined.  Not even in her worst nightmares had she ever thought that everything could go so terribly wrong.  First, she lost Dyanna.  One day she just wasn't there anymore, and the last Celestria had heard was that Dyanna had been battling another magician. 

Then, as if losing the only family she had left wasn't enough, the rest of Celestria's world fell apart.

"Haven't you heard?" Keina said. "There are only five Dark magicians left."

New Life (book 2)

Léal had changed his looks because he wanted to; he was forced to change his life because he had to.

Léal had changed everything about his looks: the way he dressed, the length of his hair, the color of his hair, and the way he walked.  He had done it all because he could and because he wanted to.

The first day of July changed all of that...

Léal found out that there were only five magicians left in the magical world.  There were only four others like him.  With all of the commotion and excitement from the locals, Léal knew what was coming next.  The look in people's eyes told him everything he needed to know.

I almost didn't believe it --I probably would not have if was not everywhere.  Now I could even see it in the people's eyes.  I knew then that nothing was going to be as it had been before.

He had to change his life.  It was either he did that or suffer, and Léal was not sure which was worst.

Secrets We Share (book 4)

You have to tell your secrets to someone at some point or another.

Alaire had always known that he couldn't keep a secret, even if it was to save his life.  However, Alaire didn't have to keep his secrets.  He told everything to Vinur, his beautiful white stallion.  Vinur listened to everything he said, and never once did he repeat what he heard to anyone.

Soon, though, the wheel of life began to spin quickly and before Alaire knew what was happening he was running for his life.  He was running and running anywhere because there were only five Dark magicians left in the world.  He did not know what had happened to the others, and it did not really matter much to him.  Alaire wanted to stay alive.

Now everything about Alaire will have to be kept a secret, but for how long can Alaire stay behind a lie?  How long can Alaire withhold the truth?  For Alaire there may only be so much time he has left...

"And all I could think was, Is this my end?"